Awning actuator



. Aug. 26, 1930., H. E. THoMPsoN AWNING ACTUATOR Filed 001'.. 27. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet l Mmmm?? Aug- 26, 1930 H. E. THOMPSON 1,774,303

AWNING ACTUATOR Filed oct. 27. 192e 2 sheets-sheet 2 Farr-:sited Aug. 26, 1939 unirse STATES, PATENT eme-E n E. THOMPSGN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T THE AWNING Y HARDWARE oo., rive., n CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY AWNING AcTUii'ron Application filed October 27, 1926. Serial No. 144,4 L14.

` veniently raised or lowered from the inside of a building and so save an operator from theY necessity of exposure to weather conditions.

Another object is in the provision of devices having ineens yto secure an awning at a partially 'opened or closed position. n

A further aiin is to produce ineans whereby a shade Yor similar weather protector may be held in a. positively rigid and taut position,l thu-s eliminating creaking, flapping and other annoying sounds caused by the wind.r Y

These and other objects, which will beareY accomplished by the novelV construction, incorporation and disposition oi elements hereinafter recited and exemplifiedv in the associated illustrations, forming a material portion ci' this disclosure, and in whicl1 Figure l is a liront elevation viewlooking atw'the i'nnerside" of a conventional type ot window provided with an awning, illustrating an application oi' the invention.

' online 262 of Figure l. n

f Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary View of thewindow shown in Figure 1 showing thc reel support attached to a screen traine. Figure 4ris ay 'further enlarged sectional l yview takenon line of Figure 3.

Figures 5 and are front and sectional views respectively of a niodiiied-orni oi lrooting for the support bracket.

Figure 7 isa front view siinilar to Figure f 1 but showing single control reel.

Figure S is an ,enlarged fragmentary front View of the rcel bracket as used in connection with the device shown in Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 9--9 of Figure 8. Y

Figure V10 is a'front elevational view of a 'further nicdilied forni of reel bracket.

Figure 1l is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 1l-11 of Figure 10,

coine apparent as the description progresses,

Figure- 2 is a verticalsectional view taken nated'by the numeral l5, the saine containf ing an opening in which is set a window frame lcontaining sliding sashes 17, outside of which is a screen 18 contained in a rectangular frame 19.

` Ain awning 2O of conventional triangular shape is supported by cords 21 running over pulley 22 at the top of the window from over which the awning is f disposed, these cords being arranged to raise, lower and control the awning, adjustments being effected by a reel Vover which the cords are wound.

1n thepresent case a reel 23 of novel form is employed, the saine consisting of a pair ot concave-convex discs 24 arranged with their concave sides facing one another and rigid on aspindle 25 reaching through the screen towardsthe inner side of the window and formed to present two reduced rectang- -ular stepped portions 26 and 27.

propriateopening in the screen 18-by which is ineant the ordinary woven wire netting coinnionly employedand engaging the outer convex ysurface of the adjacent reel side.

As shown inFigures 1 to Ll the opposite end of the hubr has an integral arin 30 divided into branches lfdirectml at right angles and formed with feet 32 adapted to extend outward and over the corresponding angular corner ineinbers of the screen frame 19.

` These feet niay be rigidlysecurcd to the traine inenibersby rivets,ifvof inetal or by screws, as shownA if the `fra-nie be made lof wood. l

In place of the feet overlying the frame v nienibers as described, shorter feet .32 may loo Q ad

Mounted on the larger, inner squared portion 26 of the reel spindle is a ratchet wheel 33 its teeth being engaged by a pawl 34: pivoted at 35 on an extension 3G of the bracket hub 28 and formed on the opposite end of the pawl is a finger hold 37 having a stop 3S below it and bent at an angle to contact with the hub, the arrangement being such as to normally maintain the pawl free of the ratchet except when the reel is under stress.

Engageable with the outer squared portion 2T of the reel spindle is a hub 39 from which extends a lever elO, bent to avoid interference with the sash and provided with a handle el by which the reel may be rotated manually in either direction, raising or lowering the screen as desired, or holdingl it in adjustment by engaging the pawl 3l.

ln the modilication illustrated in Figures I to D, a reel structure of identical construction is employed but the same is furnished with a single standard, its footing g3 being disposed centrally el the screen frame 19 on its lowest member.

Figures 10 and ll show a reel support removably engaeed with a fixed bracket consisting of a hat plate having spaced overlying ends 5l one of which may be provided with a set screw 52 and one of the longitudinal edges are turned to provide a liange the structure constituting in effect a socket iixed to one of the Yframe members Slidably engageable in the socket are a pair of i'lat outstanding 'flanges offset il'rom a base having a semi-circular hollow casing over which is a circular cover plate 57.

Mounted in the base 55 L e axially oi" the easing is a spi idle 5o having an enliuged h ad 13S) disposed in the recess below the base 55, and lixed on the spiinlle is a reel (E0 or sheave wheel having concave inner sides as before described. .Fixed on the outer extending portion of the spind e SSS is a ratchet wheel (fl and outwardly therebeyond is the hub o'r' a handled lever (5:2 by which the reel may be rotated.

ln this device a pair oi' pawls (S2, 'tl are piroted in spaced relation on the plate 57 to engage the teeth ol the ratchet, the outer ends o'l the pawls being' connected by a linl; 'f6-l having a knob (l5 by which both pawls may l e manipulated in unison.

nhe :nh-'antage oli the pair of pawls is that a double locking means is attained tending to safety, and obviously the convenienwy and casein removing the reel, togethei` with its bracket, intact from a supportinfr socket, is an advantage.

lVhiie'certain preferred embodiments of this device have been shown and described, it will be understood that changes in the form, arrangements, prol'rortions, sizes and details thereof may be made without departing from the scope oi' the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l.. In an awning actuator i'or openings having a lranie screen, a bracket having a hub extending through the screen from the inner side thereof, a spindle in said bracket having a square inner end, a handle cngageable on the squared end for manually rotating said spindle, a pulley on said spindle on which to reel the awning cord, and a support for said bracket having two radial arms extended at right angles to engage the screen frame at its inner side adjacent the corners whereby to hold the Y tramo rigid.

2. In an awningaetuatm 'lier openings having a fixed frame seren, a bracket having a hub extending through the screen, a spindle in said bracket, means for manually rotating said spindle, said means being removable, a pulley on said spindle on. which to reel the awning cord, a ratchet wheel lixed on said spindle, a pair of pivoted pawls engageable with said wheel, a pivoted connection between said dogs to cause simultaneous action, and integral arms on said bracket fixed to the bottom and side elements of one corner of the'sereon frame at the inner side thereof.

3. in an awning actuator for a fixed screen carrying frame having an opening therethrough, a bracket 'fastened to the inner sides of said frame and having a hub extending through the opening in the screen at one corner thereof, a spindle rcvoluble in said hub, a. pulley on the outer end et said spindle for connection with one end of an awning cord, a handle 'l'or rotating said spindle, ratchet wheel fixed on the spindle adjacent said handle, a pawl to prevent reverse rotation of said ratchet, and a support for said bracket bridging he corner olf' said l'rame.

Signed at New York in the county olf New Yori; and State of New York this (5th day et' t etober A.. l). 1926.

HENRY E. THOMPSON. 

